My observation is that the surveillance apparatus failed to protect us from the Boston bombers, even though we were warned that they had terrorist connections. Determined terrorists, such as Osama ben Laden, learned to avoid any electronic communication devices since they are easily tracked and monitored by NSA another intelligence agencies.

In contrast the intelligence officials have shown extraordinary interest in leaking data that may be politically embarrassing and using data for political investigations. For example, investigative journalist, Sheryl Attkinson, had her computers hacked by intelligence agencies after she published reports that were embarrassing to the Obama administration. She has an ongoing lawsuit, and compiled this timeline of increasing abuse of government surveillance powers:https://sharylattkisson.com/2017/12/05/obama-era-surveillance-timeline/

For those on the left who dismiss these abuses that target their political opponents consider this quote about complacency during Nazi abuse of power:

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
** Because I was not a socialist. **Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—
** Because I was not a trade unionist. **Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
** Because I was not a Jew. **Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

People should be put in jail. Who do they think they are? Did they investigate ol’flexible when he was caught sending whispers to Putin about how great things will be once he’s re-elected… No! Because they are a wing of the dems after years of Obama.

This is secret police stuff. It should scare us so much we may consider ending the FBI. It has become the political tool it was predicted to be. No amount of safeguards can stop a corrupt group of people.

FISA should have been the first to complain about being lied too or misled. Obama admin official like Samantha Powers learned she could spy on America’s by claiming she was spying on foreigners. Thus here nearly 300 unmaskings as a UN sec with no business unmasking anyone. And that’s just one person in the admin…

How loose was FISA? Obviously very loose about granting hundreds of unmaskings during the last election.

If someone in the cabinet of the president has a private email account
about the tippy tippiest of secrets and this person bleach bits, and washes
his or her hard drive clean before the FBI has a chance to look at them,
then the FBI should simply be able to let this person go free.